October 31, 2019

Meringue Ghosts

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Meringue Ghosts

October 31: Halloween

Get into the Halloween spirit and make meringue ghosts! The meringues are easy to make and these delightful desserts are light and airy just like the ghosts. They are cute like Casper and are a festive and family-friendly food for Halloween.

If there are any leftovers, we mix the meringue ghosts with fruit (kiwi and strawberry) and whipped cream into pavlova parfaits. These simply sweet snacks can make a Halloween buffet look boo-tiful!

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 3 egg whites, room temperature
  • ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • ½ – ¾ cup sugar, granulated white
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla flavoring, clear
  • Black tube icing

Directions

In a mixer bowl, place the egg whites and beat until frothy. Mix in the cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Gradually add the sugar then vanilla while continuing to beat until stiff peaks form.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside. Prepare a piping bag with a ½-inch wide round tip. Fill the bag with the meringue. Pipe ghosts on the prepared pan by building up then loosening pressure on the bag and pulling away the tip from the top. Bake in a preheated oven at 200 degrees F for an hour. Turn off the oven, do not open and leave at least six hours (best if overnight) to dry.

Remove from the oven when cooled and loosen the meringues from the parchment paper. Use a black tube icing with a small round tip to pipe in the ghost’s facial features (eyes and mouth). Store in tightly covered container until ready to serve.

Notes

  • Make more meringues! Try the recipes for skeleton bones, kiwi pavlova and kisses.
  • We have tried using black edible marker pens but they do not leave a very strong ghost facial expression. We have also tried using black gel icing but they tend to be runny.
  • Search our blog for more Halloween recipes under the Theme Menus tab.

 

October 31, 2010

Meringue Skeleton Bones

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Meringue Skeleton Bones

Meringue Skeleton Bones

October 31: Halloween

Brittle bones are scary if diagnosed with osteoporosis like Islander. But ‘dem bones make for frightfully fun fat-free cookies for Halloween and All Souls’ Day/El Día de los Muertos (Mexicans celebrate the Day of the Dead on November 2). They also make for an incorrect but interesting anatomy lesson and an (incr)edible evangelization experience when discussing Ezekiel 37:1-14!

Recipe

(Adapted from Britta)

  • 3 egg whites
  • ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • pinch of salt
  • 2/3 cup sugar (granulated white)
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla

Directions

With a handmixer or in a stand mixer, beat the egg whites with the cream of tartar and pinch of salt until fluffy. Gradually add the sugar and continue to beat until shiny. Stir in the vanilla.

Meringue Skeleton Bones

Fill a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip (we used Wilton tip 10) with the meringue. Pipe 3-inch long bone shapes on top of a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated oven at 200 degrees F for an hour. Turn off the oven and leave the meringues to dry for another hour. Remove from the oven and carefully peel off the meringues from the parchment paper. Store in an airtight container until ready to serve on a platter. Yield: Approximately 3-4 dozen meringue skeleton bone cookies.

Meringue Skeleton Bones

Notes

  • Lyrics, music and video of the spiritual song “Dem Bones” or “Dry Bones” can be found on the Kididdles website.
  • October 20 is World Osteoporosis Day. Please pray for those afflicted with this bone condition and support any research, education and awareness programs.